archeopteryx
a reconstruction of an archæopteryx
Meaning
Noun
- A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica (species), being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
Origin
- English archaeo- ("ancient”, “primitive") (from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος) + English -o- + Ancient Greek πτέρυξ
Modern English dictionary
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